WHEN DOES EASTER LENT 2023 BEGIN? THE GREAT LENT FOR ORTHODOX AND CATHOLIC EASTER IS THE LONGEST AND HARSHEST FAST OVER THE YEAR

When the 2023 Easter Lent begins (cand incepe postul pastelui 2023) cand incepe postul pastelui ortodox 2023, cand incepe postul pastelui catolic 2023? Easter is one of the big holidays of the year, but unlike Christmas, it is not celebrated on the same date every year. In 2023, both Orthodox and Catholic Easter will be celebrated in April. In 2023, Orthodox Easter will fall on Sunday, April 16, and Catholic Easter will be celebrated on April 9.

As is tradition, Palm Sunday is celebrated a week before Easter. Thus, the Orthodox Flowers 2023 fall on April 9, and the Catholic ones on April 2. Romanians have a day off on the first and second day of Easter, and since 2018, Good Friday is also a day off. Thus, in 2023 employees will stay at home on: 

• April 14, 2023 – Good Friday – holiday celebrated on Friday;
• April 16, 2023 – Orthodox Easter – holiday celebrated on Sunday;
• April 17, 2023 – the second day of Orthodox Easter – holiday celebrated on Monday.

 When does the 2023 Orthodox Easter Lent begin? The Easter fast will begin on Monday, February 27, 2023, and will last 40 days, until the feast of the Resurrection, which will take place on April 16, 2022. The 2023 Easter fast is the longest fast over the year, but also the most difficult to keep, given that there are the fewest fish breaks: 

• March 25 - on the feast of the Annunciation
• April 9- at the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, the Flowers

 The 2023 Passover Lent Lent will take place on Sunday, February 26. A week before the start of Easter Lent, believers are allowed to consume cheese, eggs and milk. This is also called Cheese Week or White Week. When does the 2023 Catholic Easter Lent begin? Catholic Easter 2023 will fall on April 9. The Catholic Easter Lent will begin on February 22nd and end on April 8th. What is forbidden to do during Easter Lent 2023? 

• Weddings, baptisms and funerals are not held during Easter Lent.
• During Easter Lent, the church says no singing or dancing.
• During Lent, meat, eggs, milk, cheese and other derivatives are not consumed.
• No alcohol or smoking is allowed during Easter Lent.
• Do not eat fish during the Easter Lent, unless it is a day of release.
• During Passion Week, a stricter fast is observed, followed by no eating at all on Good Friday.
• During the Easter Lent, Christians must pray more.
• During the Easter Lent it is forbidden for a woman and a man to come together.